How healthy is your vehicle? Here’s what the doctor says
The doctor is in … Which is a good thing if you vehicle’s “check engine” light is glowing. But you may be less likely to spend a lot on a doctor (car repairs) if you drive a Toyota, Ford or…
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Now is a good time to figure out how to use a tax refund on a vehicle
It’s a fact of life. Many Americans spend their tax refunds on vehicles. Indeed, some car dealers say they make up to 45 percent of their total used car sales for the year between February and April, Black Book’s Ricky…
Yahoo! Here are the rides of the year, fresh, savvy, epic and more
Best buys. Best rides. Best of the best. ‘Tis the season for such lists from auto industry experts. But Yahoo! Autos took a little different approach with its 2016 Ride of the Year awards, naming the Fresh Ride, Tech Ride,…
On the road to a world title for 51 outstanding vehicles
World class. That’s certainly one way to describe the 51 vehicles nominated for the World Car of the Year awards. And then there will be no more than 15, then five, as the list is trimmed down to winners of…
Buying a used car through Craigslist classifieds – or maybe not
There’s Craigslist. And there’s NOT Craigslist, competitors such as Oodle and Geebo. And then there’s trying to find order in the chaos of classified advertising websites selling used cars to determine whether any is/are worth the time and effort to…
Nothing special about used-vehicle website ‘aggregators’
It sounds like such a great idea. Compile used-car listings from multiple websites to give shoppers all the options – everything they need to identify their next vehicle – in one online location. One so-called “aggregator,” autolist, even likens itself…